The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-01-13
Items Picked Up In and Around This
County by the Ever Present Demo-
orat News Gatherer---Per-
sOnaI Points, Etc.


dRndling new baby boy on his knee.
Mr.. John Danner, of this city, has
been granted apateut for bOOksupport,
A large sleighing party left this city
last night for GreentOwn. Their treat
ment was not "cOOl."
Miss Orphe schsffert, of MsssilOn, is
visiting at the residence of j. L. YOst,
No. 81 North Cherry street.
j. NJ. WOOdcOck, the veteran stove
manufacturer of Bridgeport, was regis
tered at the American last night.
A small fire at the 1OO-mile warehouse
caused an alarm of fire early this moru-
ing Fireman Mesnar put II out with
BRbcOck.
A crowd of young people from Maasil
Ion enjoyed dance at The Senate" last
night. They made the trip In sleighs
Good time.
Mr.. Hugo Schumacher, of the Schu
macher Milling Company of Akron, and
Hon. John McSweeney Of Wooster, are at
the HurfOTd.
Charlie Henderson laughs heartier
than ever, while he hands his friends
cigar and says, It's a boy; ask Doc
Raedel if 1t isn't"
Hon. Henry BOIL, Of Marietta, Ohio,
chairman of the Democratic State Ex
ecutiVe Committee during the last cam.
paign, is at the Hartford.
j. II Kramer, of Noble county, lad, is
visiting friends aud relatives IN the city
Mr.. Kramer removed from here In 1855
He sees great changes in our city.
Rev. Hiram Miller. Of this city, former
pastor of the First Nj. E. church in this
city, has consented to temporarily fill the
vacant pulpit of the First M. E. church
OF Massill0n.
Game Warden Weber has arrested
Charles HOuser and Elmer Kur,z. of Hbr-
risburg, Stark county, for hunting raO
bits with ferret. They will be tried
Justice Braden.
The work Of building the new Ice house
for Willis & Eckls, adjoining the water
works race, Is being pushed forward
rapidly. The Ice harvest will be COM
meDcsd In few days.
A son of Philip Heldrich, aged 2 years,
months and 8 days, died of Group Sun
day. Funeral at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday
from residence, No. 68 North Walnut
street. Interment In West Lawn Gene
terry.
Samuel Oliver, living at the corner of
Gibbs and Fifth streets, died Sunday
morning at nine O'Clock, aged seventy.
seven years. Funeral Tuesday at 10 a.
m. Services at the Mission church, on
East Third street.
Several enterprising young men are
pushing project to organizes baseball
club here for next season. a paid pitch
or and catcher would be employed and
the other seven members of the nine
filled with volunteers.
Charley LOichOt, formerly book keeper
In the DEMOCRAT Office, writes from
Duluth that the thermometer Is 70 de.
gTees below zero there and Is gradually
creeping low. 1t stood one below In
Canton this morning.
Said a MRssillOl man In the Inde-
pendent: Canton seems to be supplying
more schemes to the world for the intro
ductiOn Of natural gas In this vicinity
than all the towns In Ohio put to-
gether."
The active members of the COncOrdia
Singing Society have arranged a sleigh
Ing party for next Thursday evening,
The friends of the Society aud passiW
members are invited to visit them at
UniOntOwn on that evening.
Willard Carver, q former we'll known
resident of Louisville, but of late years
residing In Homework, on Friday last,
during spell Of mental arrangement,
placed a revolver to his forehead and
blew his brains out, In the presence Of
his child.
DR.. Z. P. Elson, who formerly had a
dental Office In the cassidy Block, this
city, returned yesterday from Auburn,
Ind, where he has been operating In a
dental office since July. Mr.. ElsOn will
remain In Canton permanently with
his Office, above SOllman's drug store,
The special service ~ H. Pr sby ytel laa
church are marked by deep interest,"
W.P. CrOmbie, the Canadian evan gelist,
speaks each evening and presents gospel
truth with great clearness, earnestness
and power. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to the public to attend these
meetings. Services at 7.15 p. m,
The five o'clock Sunday dinner at the
Barnett Is getting to be quite a popular
innovation. In add tiOn to the regular
guests the city people are beginning to
appreciate 1t. Every Sunday evening
finds a number of home folks registered
there for dinner II Is getting to be
quite the proper thing among the soci-
ETY. young folks to geo up small dinner
parties, and enjoy the hOsDitable board
Of Landlord Burns.
Joseph Medill, editor of the Chicago
Tribune, an old Canton boy, whose
mother, Mrs. Margaret Medill, lives at
No. III South Poplar street, In this city,
Is being spoken OF Rs possible success
sor to General Logan's seat In the SEN
ate. Mr.. Medill is remarkably able
and successful man, being classed |
among the few Of really self-made men.
From poor and unknown boy be has
risen to the proprietOrship and manage
ment of one Of the most Influential
newspapers Of the west.
Invitations have been issued by the |
the Toboggan Club Co. Of Akron for an
editorial convention at their slide on |
Thursday evening, January 18th for an /
evening OF amusement and s0ciability. |
The list Of invited guests includes the |
editors Of the following papers: Sunday
Gazette, Daily Beacon, Akron Times,
Freie Press, Akron Germania Canton |
Repository, CANTON DAILY DEMOCRAT,
Mt. Vernon Banner, Warren Chronicle,
Ravenns Republican. MilIersburg Re-
publ can, West Salem Monitor, Wads
worth Enterprise, Medina News, Medina
Gazette. Kent Bulletin, Kent News, Kent
Courier, Cuyahogs Falls Reporter and
0rrville Crescent. It is expected that
the prospect Of seeing 80 many editors
dwelling together In peace and harmony
will draw large crowd of excited spec
tat0rs. Editors not on speaking terms
will not be compelled to sit In each
nthpr'a laDs.